Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER

(b. 21 November 1759 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1839 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER was born 21 November 1759 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) and Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BONNEAU

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Joseph-Rene married Marie BOIVIN 10 November 1788 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie BOIVIN was born 31 January 1768 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie was the child of Louis-Marc BOIVIN and Elisabeth TREMBLAY.

Joseph-Rene married (2) Marie LAVOIE 20 November 1792 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie LAVOIE was born 12 January 1770 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie died 22 March 1846 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD.

Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER died 9 January 1839 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie BOIVIN-- Date: 10 November 1788 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BOIVIN was the child of Louis-Marc BOIVIN and Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER and Marie BOIVIN:

Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER married

Marie LAVOIE-- Date: 20 November 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Marie LAVOIE was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD

Children of Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER and Marie LAVOIE:

Joseph GAUTHIER (b.16 August 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1861, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY 18 November 1817 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marguerite GAUTHIER (b.7 June 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Bruno DUCHESNE 23 September 1821 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Francois GAUTHIER (b.26 September 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie POTVIN 7 January 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Clothilde GAUTHIER (b.3 June 1810, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 12 August 1881, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean GAUTHIER 2 March 1835 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1759 Birth
21 November 1759
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER and Marie BOIVIN 10 November 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 28 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER and Marie LAVOIE 20 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 33 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 16 August 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Rene was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAUTHIER was born 7 June 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Rene was 40 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Francois GAUTHIER was born 26 September 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Rene was 42 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Clothilde GAUTHIER was born 3 June 1810, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Rene was 50 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER married 18 November 1817, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAUTHIER married 23 September 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louis-Bruno DUCHESNE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Francois GAUTHIER married 7 January 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie POTVIN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage of Child
Clothilde GAUTHIER married 2 March 1835, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean GAUTHIER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England